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Let’s make Lagos stand like a country, Obasa tells lawmakers

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April 5, 2019

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The Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has charged his colleagues to work towards making the state stand as a country, such that it will not have to wait for subventions from the Federation Account.

Obasa spoke on Thursday at a plenary as lawmakers resume from the recess they had taken for the last general elections.

The lawmakers thanked God and also took turns to hail the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, party stakeholders and constituents for their reelection.

The successful lawmakers commended the Speaker for “shouldering” their matters as his and giving them necessary support.

Some of the lawmakers were re-elected for a second term, third term, and fourth term, while only Obasa was reelected for the fifth term in the March 9 governorship and House of Assembly elections.

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In his response, Obasa commended his colleagues for their support and loyalty, assuring that Lagos had the capacity to soar higher than where it was currently operating.

The Speaker urged the lawmakers to reciprocate the love and support received from the people during the elections and ensure they do more for them in the 9th assembly.

Obasa urged the re-elected lawmakers to appreciate their constituents with their works.

“Let us serve the people effectively so that the people would see that we are working.

“Let us ensure that we push Lagos to stand like a country. States such as California and Atlanta in the United States of America could stand on their own.

“We should do something so that Lagos can go forward beyond its level. Let us move Lagos forward and work hard so that we do not wait for allocations from Abuja before we can do what we want to do.

“We have been doing it and we must do more. We should think on what we can do as lawmakers to take Lagos higher.

“I believe that Lagos can go beyond what we are. We should see it that the work is to be done collectively,” he said.

Obasa said that the House could do a lot by working with the incoming governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

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He urged chairmen of all the House standing committees to complete their legislative work before the end of the 8th Assembly.

Obasa thanked outgoing Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for his efforts and for the feat recorded by the APC in the last elections.

The House adjourned its plenary session till April 8.

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